There always seems to be a lot on the line whenever the Navarro Panthers and the Wimberley Texans get together.

Homecoming has two meanings this week if you’re a Marion football player.

Matador cross country runners competed in the East Central XC Invitational with three runners placing top 10 overall, while Navarro Panthers ran in the FEAST Invitational on Saturday in pre-district competition.

Fall tennis competition is in full swing at Navarro as the Panthers collect their third district win of the season.

GERONIMO — The Navarro Panthers (5-2, 3-0) ran all over the Austin Achieve Polar Bears Friday night in an 82-7 rout before a homecoming crowd.

Guadalupe county is 3-2 after a week of volleyball comes to a close. Navarro earned a pair of wins on Tuesday and Friday, Marion brought home a victory after taking on Cole in a five-set match, and Seguin dropped a pair of losses this week.

Area volleyball teams that competed on Tuesday night each wound up with a different outcome.

Four area volleyball teams faced fierce competition on Friday, but only one squad found themselves taking home a district win.

A shootout occurred Friday night between the Cowboys and the Bulldogs, but instead of the O.K. Corral this one occurred in Cotulla.

GERONIMO — Records flew out the window Friday night as the Navarro Panthers (4-2, 2-0) blasted Austin Eastside Memorial 94-0 in a District 14-4A-II matchup.

All three area volleyball teams hosted district opponents on Tuesday, but only one team walked away victorious.

Area runners hit their stride on Saturday.

The Bulldogs (1-1, 3-3) are batting .500 going into their seventh game of the season.

Two area volleyball teams competed in district matches on Friday night and walked away with the “W” in three sets.

LYTLE — After 24 minutes of looking like dogs with no fight left in them, the Marion Bulldogs seemed to have turned on a switch in the second half to wrestle away a win Friday night from the Lytle Pirates in Lytle.

The Matadors have 13 days to clear their head after Friday night.

GERONIMO — The Navarro Panthers (3-2, 1-0) gave their fans a breather Friday night as they cruised to an 81-0 whipping of the Manor New Tech Titans in the district opener for both teams.

Navarro added another district win with an assertive three-set victory (25-15, 25-23, 25-9) over the Eagles on Tuesday at Pleasanton High School. 

For the 108th time, the Matadors and Unicorns will go toe-to-toe in the Guadalupe River Bowl battle. 

Bulldogs will sail West in search of buried treasure — a district win — this week against the Lytle Pirates.

Area high school runners hit the road for a weekend full of cross country action.

Guadalupe County volleyball went dutch with Bexar County on Friday night.

More than the new lights shined bright on Jack Taylor Field on Friday.

The Navarro Panthers (2-2) won in a last second thriller over the Giddings Buffalos on Sept. 25 after a 16 play, 76 yard drive ended with Brody Whitson stepping over the goal line to give the Panthers the 21-17 edge with :03 seconds left in the game.

Marion Bulldogs (2-3, 1-0) never gave up and never seemed to be out of the game until the final quarter in their matchup at home Friday night against the Jourdanton Indians.

The Matador volleyball team (2-3) made quick work of the Southside Cardinals and snagged a three-set victory in Goldie Harris gym.

The Navarro Panther volleyball team (1-0, 10-3) pulled off a four-game (3-1) upset during its district opener in La Vernia onTuesday.

Seguin Cross Country runners shined over the weekend, running into top honors.

The Navarro Panther volleyball team (9-3) rounded out its pre-district lineup with a quick three-set triumph over Canyon Lake on Friday at Canyon Lake High School.

CUERO — The Navarro Panthers did little right while the Cuero Gobblers did little wrong in their 42-21 drubbing on Navarro in non-district action on Friday night.

Sometimes losing teaches a team more than winning will. There’s a lot to learn for the young Bulldogs (2-2) after week four in Hondo turned a two year winning streak upside down with a 49-17 final from the Owls’ home stadium on Friday night.

Marion volleyball (1-1, 2-10) spiked its way into their first district win with Hayley Mabee leading the way on Tuesday.

Matador football players dusted off their shoulder pads and kicked off the first week of practice for the 2020 season.

Matador runners got back on track for the first meet of the 2020 season.

GERONIMO—The Needville Blue Jays traveled more than two hours on Friday to learn something people in these parts have known for a long time.

Speedy breakaways and powerful defense put the Dogs on their back during their home opener.

The Navarro Panther volleyball team (8-2) rolled through the Devine Arabians on Tuesday night at Navarro High School.

Navarro’s volleyball team (7-2) steamrolled through another three-set victory over Fredericksburg on Friday at Fredericksburg High School.

GOLIAD — The Marion Bulldogs (2-0) pulled off another come back win on the road, this time against the Goliad Tigers

LA VERNIA — The Navarro Panthers could not get out of their own way Friday night as they dropped their season opener to the La Vernia Bears 28-19.

Marion Bulldog Volleyball took a hard five-set fall to Karnes City on Tuesday at Marion.

The Navarro Panthers (6-2) lost a five-set thriller to Boerne on Tuesday at home.

It seems to have taken forever for it to get here.

A hometown matchup saw the Navarro Panthers defeat the Marion Bulldogs in a three-game sweep (25-21, 25-10, 25-13) Friday at Navarro High School.

KARNES CITY — The Marion Bulldogs used a last minute touchdown to turn the tide against the Karnes City Badgers to kickoff the 2020 football season.

KARNES CITY — The Marion Bulldogs used a last minute touchdown to turn the tide against the Karnes City Badgers to kickoff the 2020 football season.

A kill from Madison McCaig closed the book on a 3-1 (25-22, 28-30, 25-18, 25-15) victory for the Navarro Panthers over the Poth Pirates on Tuesday at Poth High School.

An incoming storm slowed competition for Marion’s cross country team at its first meet of the season on Saturday.